B.A.T. International Says Volume
In Stock Led to SEC Subpoena

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated Feb. 18, 1998 12:01 a.m. ET

BURBANK, Calif. -- B.A.T. International Inc. said the Securities and Exchange Commission served it with a subpoena on Feb. 11, after high-volume trading in the automotive-technology maker's stock caused wide swings in the price.